Whale's past post sets off alarm

[Riot]

That is the truest comment in this thread. They absolutely would adjust.

I know I wouldn't, King. Not unfrequently I like to see odds and wager up until the first few horses are entering the gate. And if there is a horse that won't load, gate problem, etc, I like to get a cancellation and nearly always try and get a cover wager in.

I really don't see this as huge problem in the sport. I understand why odds change as the horses are going down the backstretch. The last thing I think of is nefarious doings.

I wonder if Maloney was expecting this to happen and thus was ready to make his wagers after the race had started.

I deeply doubt it. He said he simply repeated wagers he had already constructed and made. If he knew it could come, I would think a reasonable person would have planned for this contingency and covered or had some reconstructed bets ready to place.

My gut feeling tells me that if he or anyone else is still at the windows attempting to place bets up to 15 seconds after the start of a race, this is something that happens at other times and he was in position to try and take advantage.

If I'm at the window as horses are about to go into the gate, trying to get bets down, I'm no longer watching the monitor as I did in line, I am watching the machine to ensure the teller is actually punching the correct numbers as I spell them out. And I'll keep reeling off the bets I want to make, until she tells me I can't. I can't do that, and watch the monitor, at the same time.

Fifteen seconds just isn't long enough for me to stand in front of the teller at the window, turn to watch the break on the monitor, consider what is unfolding, then tell her and have her place those reconstructed bets for me.

Maybe I'm just slow